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1982 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerRalph Wilson
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldRich Stadium
Results
Record4–5
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDT Fred Smerlas
DE Ben Williams

The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, and the 23rd overall. Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC (one spot away from the last playoff seed), therefore eliminating the Bills from the playoffs in the 16-team tournament format.

The Bills led the league in rushing in 1982, with 1,371 yards (152.3 per game) on the ground.[1][2] This was the last season with Chuck Knox as head coach, as negotiations for a new contract with ownership failed, which led him to leave Buffalo for the Seattle Seahawks in January 1983.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1982 NFL draft

Linebacker Eugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. Placekicker Gary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,[3] as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo.

1982 Buffalo Bills draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 19 Perry Tuttle  Wide receiver Clemson
2 48 Matt Kofler  Quarterback San Diego State
3 59 Eugene Marve  Linebacker Saginaw Valley State
4 93 Van Williams  Running back Carson–Newman
6 160 DeWayne Chivers  Tight end South Carolina
7 171 Gary Anderson *  Kicker Syracuse
8 218 Luc Tousignant  Quarterback Fairmont State
9 245 Dennis Edwards  Defensive end USC
10 272 Vic James  Defensive back Colorado
11 298 Frank Kalil  Guard Arizona
12 329 Tony Suber  Defensive tackle Gardner–Webb
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff/coaches

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1982 Buffalo Bills staff
Front office

Coaching staff

Offensive coaches

Defensive/special teams coaches

Special assignments

Roster

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1982 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–9 1–0 Rich Stadium Recap
2 September 16 Minnesota Vikings W 23–22 2–0 Rich Stadium Recap
Players' strike
3 November 21 Miami Dolphins L 7–9 2–1 Rich Stadium Recap
4 November 28 Baltimore Colts W 20–0 3–1 Rich Stadium Recap
5 December 5 at Green Bay Packers L 21–33 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
6 December 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–0 4–2 Rich Stadium Recap
7 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–24 4–3 Tampa Stadium Recap
8 December 27 at Miami Dolphins L 10–27 4–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
9 January 2 at New England Patriots L 19–30 4–5 Schaefer Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1

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1 234Total
Chiefs 3 303 9
• Bills 7 700 14
Scoring summary
1KCNick Lowery 39 yard field goalChiefs 3–0
1BUFFrank Lewis 20 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)Bills 7–3
2KCNick Lowery 47 yard field goalBills 7–6
2BUFJerry Butler 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)Bills 14–6
4KCNick Lowery 42 yard field goalBills 14–9

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Week 2

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1 234Total
Vikings 2 1730 22
• Bills 0 7610 23
Scoring summary
1MINSafety, Moore tackled by Mullaney in end zoneVikings 2–0
2MINBob Bruer 27 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)Vikings 9–0
2MINBob Bruer 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)Vikings 16–0
2MINRick Danmeier 43 yard field goalVikings 19–0
2BUFFrank Lewis 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)Vikings 19–7
3BUFJerry Butler 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)Vikings 19–13
3MINRick Danmeier 42 yard field goalVikings 22–13
4BUFNick Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goalVikings 22–16
4BUFJerry Butler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)Bills 23–22

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Week 5

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1 234Total
Bills 0 7014 21
• Packers 6 7713 33


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Week 6

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Terry Bradshaws worst game in NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) at Buffalo Bills (3-2)
1 234Total
Steelers 0 000 0
• Bills 0 1030 13
Scoring summary
2BUFRoosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Efrén Herrera kick)Bills 7–0
2BUFEfrén Herrera 34 yard field goalBills 10–0
3BUFEfrén Herrera 19 yard field goalBills 13–0

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Week 8

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Buffalo Bills (4-3) at Miami Dolphins (5-2)
1 234Total
Bills 10 000 10
• Dolphins 0 7137 27


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Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 6–1 6–1 198 131 W3
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 2–2 2–3 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–3 143 157 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 150 154 L3
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 0–5–0 0–7–0 113 236 L2
AFC
# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1 Los Angeles Raiders 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
2[a] Miami Dolphins 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
4[b][c] Pittsburgh Steelers 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
5[b][c] San Diego Chargers 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
6[c] New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
7 New England Patriots 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
8[d] Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[d] Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
10[d] Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
11 Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
12 Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
13 Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
14 Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.
  3. ^ a b c Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)
  4. ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

Awards and honors

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All-Pros

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First Team

Second Team

References

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  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  2. ^ "1982 Buffalo Bills".
  3. ^ Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers - December 5th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - December 12th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - December 27th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com.


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